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1996-03-25 - So, what crypto legislation (if any) is necessary? (Was List O’ , shame)

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
To: “Declan B. McCullagh” <declan+@CMU.EDU>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-03-25 20:15:40 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 04:15:40 +0800

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 04:15:40 +0800
To: "Declan B. McCullagh" <declan+@CMU.EDU>
Subject: So, what crypto legislation (if any) is necessary? (Was List O' , shame)
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If the Leahy bill is unacceptable, what legistlation is necessary? I 
can't see how the use of cryptography in the commission of a crime needs 
to be a separate offence, but I could see how it could be treated as a 
special circumstance - that doesn't really needed a new law though.

I do feel that it should be possible for courts to sub poena crypto keys, 
but that doesn't really need new law either (4th and 5th ammendments 
become _really_ important though (hmmm- there advantages to writing down a 
constitution after all :)

Simon

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